@GhostManagedMed

Sergio Sismondo studies how Big Pharma tries to establish control over medical knowledge. See the book Ghost-Managed: Big Pharma’s Invisible Hands.

 Kingston, Ontario
Joined July 2018
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It was confusing replying to critics of our paper because some argued the serotonin hypothesis of depression was long ago discarded, some argued it was still supported - and some argued both. @joannamoncrieff @HengartnerMP @PloederlM go.nature.com/3NcQDKZ
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And looking forward to it!
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Great work by Marc-André Gagnon, and an excellent report by Kelly Crowe.
Marc-André Gagnon@MA_Gagnon23 Mar 2023
My most recent paper is discussed in the media! Pharma lobby paid StatCan for reports then used in industry PR push breachmedia.ca/pharma-lobby-…

Pharma lobby paid StatCan for reports then used in industry PR push ⋆ The Breach

A series of Statistics Canada reports painted a flattering image of pharmaceutical investments without disclosing they were paid for—and vetted—by an industry lobby group

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Christian Haddad@ChristianHddd17 Mar 2023
Pharma often sponsors patient organizations / advocacy groups — but this is really another unruly (and worrisome) aspect of what @GhostManagedMed has described as “assemblage marketing”. theguardian.com/us-news/2023…

‘I’m not a doctor just FYI’: the influencers paid to hawk drugs on TikTok

Many ‘patient influencers’ offer medical advice without always revealing ties to pharmaceutical companies

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📢 Submit your paper to our “Understanding “ghost-management”: Investigating corporate strategies to shape & control knowledge, beliefs and practices to the detriment of public health” panel @_IPPA_, June 27-29, Toronto ⌛️Deadline: January 31, 2023 📃CFP: ippapublicpolicy.org/confere…
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Interested in behind-the-scene corporate strategies to influence science, opinion, & policy-makers? Check out our website for new publications, events, activities, resources and relevant ghost management news 🗞️ Please help us spread the word👻❤️@MA_Gagnon carleton.ca/ghostmanagement/
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Dr. Nancy Olivieri
@DrNancyOlivieri31 Oct 2022
Huge 🙏 @lizctucker for 🎯podcast about this long conflict. "The #Whistleblower Who Inspired a John Le Carré Novel": liztucker.substack.com/p/the… #AcademicFreedom #PatientSafety #InstitutionalCorruption #AcademicTwitter @GPLLP @CAUT_ACPPU @utfaculty Seems this may never be over... /1
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Sujatha Raman@Sujatha__Raman25 Oct 2022
Replying to @EOAR5 @ankeny_rachel @ShobitaP
Sorry to miss what's going to be a fantastic talk by @ShobitaP! It clashes with a marathon college committee stint of mine. This recent paper is bound to become an #STS classic... journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…

How sanitary pads came to save the world: Knowing inclusive innovation through science and the...

International development institutions, governments, and social entrepreneurs have become increasingly enthusiastic about ‘inclusive innovation’ which, to solve...

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Dr. Nancy Olivieri
@DrNancyOlivieri17 Oct 2022
“Academia seems to view error-checking as a dirty footnote to the achievement of publication." 🎯@lonnibesancon @GidMK @MicrobiomDigest @jamesheathers, all of whom while voluntarily correcting the scientific record, have been threatened & defamed. journals.plos.org/plosbiolog…
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Dr. Nancy Olivieri
@DrNancyOlivieri14 Oct 2022
Great, grim, *free* book. 🙏 @GhostManagedMed matteringpress.org/wp-conten… #BigPharma #DrugSafety
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This just published and sure to irritate most of you and intrigue some — Political Prescriptions: Three Pandemic Stories - Nishtha Bharti, Sergio Sismondo, 2022 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Political Prescriptions: Three Pandemic Stories - Nishtha Bharti, Sergio Sismondo, 2024

In this article, we symmetrically explore the political underpinnings and connections of pharmaceutical drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic. We illustrate some d...

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Mad In America@Mad_In_America13 Aug 2022
Psychiatry, Fraud, and the Case for a Class-Action Lawsuit By Robert Whitaker As psychiatrists publicly commented on the Moncrieff et al paper (finding no evidence of an association between serotonin and depression), a second confession appeared... madinamerica.com/2022/08/psy…

Psychiatry, Fraud, and the Case for a Class-Action Lawsuit

For decades, psychiatry committed medical fraud when it told the public that antidepressants fixed a chemical imbalance in the brain.

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Dr Joanna Moncrieff@joannamoncrieff20 Jul 2022
Guardian piece on our new study of serotonin research theguardian.com/society/2022… @markhoro @HengartnerMP @ReadReadj @ClinpsychLucy

Little evidence that chemical imbalance causes depression, UCL scientists find

Researchers question use of antidepressants, prescribed to one in six UK adults

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Dr Joanna Moncrieff@joannamoncrieff20 Jul 2022
Our new review is the first to systematic overview of all the main areas of research and concludes there is no evidence of a link between low serotonin and depression nature.com/articles/s41380-0… THREAD

The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence

Molecular Psychiatry - The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence

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Dr. Nancy Olivieri
@DrNancyOlivieri30 Jun 2022
Is nothing sacred? ICYMI (I did) In addition to #BigPharma, #BigAlcohol, #BigSugar et al we now have #BigPasta, with “explanations” from researchers to justify #ConflictsOfInterest that are pathetically familiar. And just pathetic. buzzfeednews.com/article/ste… Implications... 1/

Pasta Is Good For You, Say Scientists Funded By Big Pasta

Facing pressure from the low-carb movement, Barilla and other companies are funding and promoting research that argues pasta is healthy.

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Marc-André Gagnon@MA_Gagnon30 Jun 2022
Research contract gave Bayer control of neonics study methods, but university researchers claim full credit via @USRightToKnow usrtk.org/pesticides/bayer-s…

Research contract gave Bayer control of neonics study methods, but university researchers claim...

Neonic research contract with Iowa State University researchers gave Bayer control over research methods

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Marc-André Gagnon@MA_Gagnon30 Jun 2022
Industry sponsorship bias in cost effectiveness analysis: registry based analysis bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021…

Industry sponsorship bias in cost effectiveness analysis: registry based analysis

Objective To assess the association between industry sponsorship (drug, medical device, and biotechnology companies) and cost effectiveness results in cost effectiveness analysis (CEA). Design...

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Book review just out by lab member Mattia Andreoletti, exploring the question "Is medical science for sale?" rdcu.be/cOBo4 @GhostManagedMed
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Congratulations, Emma! @profemmakowal
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